Sierra Nevada Beer Camp returns

Wednesday

Apr 19, 2017 at 10:00 AM

Norman Miller Daily News Staff @Norman_MillerMW

Sierra Nevada Beer Camp is back, and this year it is going global.

In the past two iterations of the mixed-pack, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company partnered with breweries all over the country to brew collaborative beers to be included in the Beer Camp Across America pack.

This year, Sierra Nevada has announced it is joining with six overseas breweries and six U.S. breweries for the new Beer Camp Across the World Pack.

The U.S. breweries are Avery Brewing Company of Boulder, Colorado; Boneyard Beer Company of Bend, Oregon; The Bruery of Placentia, California; Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, Texas; Surly Brewing Company of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and Tree House Brewing Company of Monson, Massachusetts.

The first Beer Camp pack was hit-and-miss, but last year’s pack was fantastic. Each beer was quite good, ranging up to excellent for some of the beers.

The Beer Camp Across the World mixed-pack will be released in June. It is limited, and once it’s gone, it’s gone.

However, there is another way to try the beers. Each year, to go along with the release of the mix-pack, Sierra Nevada hosts Beer Camp on Tour, a cross-country trip of beer festivals.

Each festival features all of the beers in the mixed-pack, as well as numerous local breweries for each event location. It also features local food trucks and music.

This year, the New England stop for Beer Camp on Tour will be in Portland, Maine, on June 3.

Participating breweries so far include Aeronaut Brewing Company and Lord Hobo Brewing Company from Massachusetts, Two Roads Brewing Company from Connecticut, Allagash Brewing Company, Dirigo Brewing Company and Lively Brewing Company from Maine; Stoneface Brewing Company from New Hampshire, Foolproof Brewing Company from Rhode Island and Good Measure Brewing Company from Vermont.

The festival is being held on Thompson’s Point from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Early access tickets are $75 and gets attendees in an hour early. Regular tickets are $55. Designated driver tickets are $40. Tickets are on sale now and are available by going to http://beercamp.sierranevada.com/festivals/portland/.

Norman Miller is a Daily News staff writer. Email him at nmiller@wickedlocal.com or call 508-626-3823. Check out the Beer Nut blog at blogs.wickedlocal.com/beernut. Follow him on Twitter @RealBeerNut and on Facebook at facebook.com/NormanMillerBeerNut.